Big Pine Key Prickly-pear vs Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Opuntia triacantha compared with Molossus fentoni

Key Differences

• Big Pine Key Prickly-pear is Near Threatened while Fenton's Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Pine Key Prickly-pear	Fenton's Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cactaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Opuntia	Molossus
Species	Opuntia triacantha	Molossus fentoni

Conservation Status

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

NT — Near Threatened

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Pine Key Prickly-pear	Fenton's Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

The Big Pine Key Prickly-pear (Opuntia triacantha) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.